Republican Ted Cruz of Texas took to the Senate floor on Tuesday to discuss the shutdown debate in remarks that headed deep into the night -- a dramatic step in defense of his high profile and controversial plan to prevent any funding for Obamacare. "I intend to speak in support of defunding Obamacare until I am no longer able to stand," he said. "All across this country, Americans are suffering because of Obamacare. Obamacare isn't working." Cruz, who began speaking shortly after 2:40 p.m. ET, was alone for nearly an hour before being joined by Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican.



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- Americans and a few others in the Republican caucus are trying to prevent the Senate from taking up the government funding bill passed last week by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives.
- Cruz and a few others in the Republican caucus are trying to prevent the Senate from taking up the government funding bill passed last week by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives.
- Democrats and a few others in the Republican caucus are trying to prevent the Senate from taking up the government funding bill passed last week by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives.
- Harry Reid and a few others in the Republican caucus are trying to prevent the Senate from taking up the government funding bill passed last week by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives.
- House and a few others in the Republican caucus are trying to prevent the Senate from taking up the government funding bill passed last week by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives.
- McConnell and a few others in the Republican caucus are trying to prevent the Senate from taking up the government funding bill passed last week by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives.
- Mike Lee and a few others in the Republican caucus are trying to prevent the Senate from taking up the government funding bill passed last week by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives.
- Obamacare and a few others in the Republican caucus are trying to prevent the Senate from taking up the government funding bill passed last week by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives.
- Republican and a few others in the Republican caucus are trying to prevent the Senate from taking up the government funding bill passed last week by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives.
- Senate and a few others in the Republican caucus are trying to prevent the Senate from taking up the government funding bill passed last week by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives.
- Ted Cruz and a few others in the Republican caucus are trying to prevent the Senate from taking up the government funding bill passed last week by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives.
- Texas and a few others in the Republican caucus are trying to prevent the Senate from taking up the government funding bill passed last week by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives.
- Utah and a few others in the Republican caucus are trying to prevent the Senate from taking up the government funding bill passed last week by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives.
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Cruz and a few others in the Republican caucus are trying to prevent the Senate from taking up the government funding bill passed last week by the GOP-controlled House of Representatives.


BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has blasted the United States for the arrest Thursday of an Iranian and called for his immediate release. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani says an Iranian detained by the U.S. was a civil servant on a trade mission. The U.S. military said the detainee is a member of an elite Iranian unit that has been accused of training and equipping insurgents in Iraq, but Talabani said he is a civil servant who was on an official trade mission in Iraq's Kurdistan region. The "letter of resentment" was dated Thursday and addressed to Ryan Crocker, U.S. ambassador to Iraq, and Gen. John Petraeus. Presumably, the Iraqi president was referring to U.S. Gen. David Petraeus, commander of multinational forces in Iraq.

"Therefore, I express to you our outrage for these American forces arresting this

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- BAGHDAD civil official visitor without informing or cooperating with the government of the Kurdistan region, which means insult and disregard for its rights," he wrote.
- CNN civil official visitor without informing or cooperating with the government of the Kurdistan region, which means insult and disregard for its rights," he wrote.
- David Petraeus civil official visitor without informing or cooperating with the government of the Kurdistan region, which means insult and disregard for its rights," he wrote.
- Iran civil official visitor without informing or cooperating with the government of the Kurdistan region, which means insult and disregard for its rights," he wrote.
- Iranian civil official visitor without informing or cooperating with the government of the Kurdistan region, which means insult and disregard for its rights," he wrote.
- Iraq civil official visitor without informing or cooperating with the government of the Kurdistan region, which means insult and disregard for its rights," he wrote.
- Iraqi civil official visitor without informing or cooperating with the government of the Kurdistan region, which means insult and disregard for its rights," he wrote.
- Jalal Talabani civil official visitor without informing or cooperating with the government of the Kurdistan region, which means insult and disregard for its rights," he wrote.
- John Petraeus civil official visitor without informing or cooperating with the government of the Kurdistan region, which means insult and disregard for its rights," he wrote.
- Kurdistan region civil official visitor without informing or cooperating with the government of the Kurdistan region, which means insult and disregard for its rights," he wrote.
- Ryan Crocker civil official visitor without informing or cooperating with the government of the Kurdistan region, which means insult and disregard for its rights," he wrote.
- Talabani civil official visitor without informing or cooperating with the government of the Kurdistan region, which means insult and disregard for its rights," he wrote.
- U.S. civil official visitor without informing or cooperating with the government of the Kurdistan region, which means insult and disregard for its rights," he wrote.
- United States civil official visitor without informing or cooperating with the government of the Kurdistan region, which means insult and disregard for its rights," he wrote.
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Iran civil official visitor without informing or cooperating with the government of the Kurdistan region, which means insult and disregard for its rights," he wrote.


Berlin (CNN) -- Twenty-five years on from the fall of the Berlin Wall, much has changed. But former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev says the lessons learned back then could help restore calm to today's increasingly volatile world. Speaking to CNN in Berlin, where he is attending anniversary celebrations, Gorbachev called for efforts to rebuild trust between East and West and for leaders to again work together for the common good. "A lot depends on America, Europe, Russia -- they have to work together more productively," he said. "We have to reestablish the cooperation and the trust that has been destroyed. We must start by dialogue -- we must meet and not just talk past each other."

No one can single-handedly solve the problems of the world today, he said, even

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- America.
- Berlin.
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- CNN.
- East.
- Europe.
- Gorbachev.
- Mikhail Gorbachev.
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America.